Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Cuscutaceae
Cuscuta hyalina Roth.
English name: Dodder.
Local name: Sindhi- Amer wal, Be-phari, Urdu-
Akash-bel, Niradhari, Amer-bel.
Description:
A parasitic annual climber with thin stem, intermingled, yellow to brown. Flowers
tender, whitish-hyaline. Mostly spread over Acacia nilotica.
This species can easily
be separated from all other species of Cuscuta by its long and sharply acute petals
and obsolete scale.
Flowering Period:
January to February.
Habitat:
Found as parasite on various plant species.
Uses:
The extract of plant is boiled in water and given to
patient for relieve of chest pain.
Distribution:
Pakistan, India,Abyssinia and Southern TropicalAfrica.
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